Dylan Gresik

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[Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls]

We are devastated by the passing of 3x NBA Champion and beloved broadcaster Stacey King.

[Echoes of War @EchoesofWarYT]

On June 6, 1944, a 56-year-old general with a secret walked onto Utah Beach under fire, armed with a cane and a pistol.

The secret: his heart was failing. He had hidden it from the army doctors so they wouldn't pull him from the mission.

His name was Theodore Roosevelt Jr. Son of the President. He had begged three separate times to lead the first wave ashore at Normandy before his commanders finally said yes.

When his landing craft drifted 2,000 yards off course, every instinct said redirect the following waves to the correct zone. Instead, Roosevelt walked the beach himself, alone, under artillery fire, cane in hand, reading the terrain.

His verdict: "We'll start the war from right here."

He then stood on that beach and personally greeted every regiment that landed after him, pointing them inland, cracking jokes under shellfire, steadying 18-year-olds who had never seen combat. He did this for hours.

Years later, Omar Bradley was asked to name the single most heroic act he had ever witnessed in combat.

His answer, without hesitation: "Ted Roosevelt on Utah Beach."

Roosevelt's son, Captain Quentin Roosevelt II, also landed at Normandy that same morning. He was named after his uncle, Quentin Roosevelt, who had been shot down as a fighter pilot over France in World War I.

Three generations. Three wars. One family.

Theodore Roosevelt Jr. died in his sleep 36 days later. Heart attack. The thing he had been hiding finally won. He never learned he had been awarded the Medal of Honor.

He was buried at the Normandy American Cemetery.

In 1955, his family had his brother Quentin, killed in WWI, exhumed from where he fell in France and reinterred right beside him. Quentin is the only World War I soldier buried there.

Two brothers. Two world wars. The same French soil.

Their father had once said: "Do what you can, with what you have, where you are."

Both of his sons did exactly that.

[Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes]

D-DAY ANNIVERSARY: More than 30 churches in the United Kingdom, France, Belgium and Luxembourg contain stained-glass windows honoring U.S. military efforts during the First and Second World Wars.

Stars and Stripes reporter @pwwellman visited them over the course of seven months. Highlighted here are a few that remember D-Day.

See more windows here:
https://t.co/fBtpMer5u9

[Erick Erickson @EWErickson]

One of the greatest speeches of the late 20th century, given on the 40th anniversary of one of the most spectacular days in human history.

[Dylan Gresik @DylanGresik]

To the men who fought through hell for our freedom, 82 years ago. 🇺🇸

[Dylan Gresik @DylanGresik]

Humbling to contemplate what those members of the Greatest Generation faced on this day 80 years ago.

Let us be worth of their sacrifices. #DDay80

📍Omaha Beach, Normandy, France, 2021

[Dylan Gresik @DylanGresik]

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[Dylan Gresik @DylanGresik]

👉🏻 “Interests and values, however, are not mutually exclusive. […] But “values” really should refer to our founding principles, articulated in America’s founding documents, which necessarily shape how we define and pursue all our national interests.” –@CorbanTeague

[alex kershaw @kershaw_alex]

Duty calls. Americans on their way to France today. Most are 22-26 years old. 6,600 will be casualties in the next 24 hours. The price of European freedom.

[Dylan Gresik @DylanGresik]

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[Veterans On Duty @VeteransOnDuty]

MEMORANDUM: Soldiers of the Regiment: June 5, 1944

"Today, and as you read this, you are en route to that great adventure for which you have trained for over two years.

Tonight is the night of nights.

Tomorrow throughout the whole of our homeland and the Allied world the bells will ring out the tidings that you have arrived, and the invasion for liberation has begun.

The hopes and prayers of your dear ones accompany you, the confidence of your high commanders goes with you. The fears of the Germans are about to become a reality.

Let us strike hard. When the going is tough, let us go harder. Imbued with faith in the rightness of our cause, and the power of our might, let us annihilate the enemy where found.

May God be with each of you fine soldiers. By your actions let us justify His faith in us."

Colonel Robert Sink, Regimental Commander, 506th P.I.R, 101st Airborne Division

[Ceb K. @CEBKCEBKCEBK]

The study they cite says the nat’l guard in DC caused overall crime to drop 24%, gunshots to drop 45%, 911 calls to drop 20%, etc; & this is likely an underestimate of its effect (see next post). & DC’s 2026 homicide rate is on track to be *1/3* of its avg during the Biden years.

[Dylan Gresik @DylanGresik]

Heroes.

[alex kershaw @kershaw_alex]

Check out the comments. So so many moving comments from the children of men now heading to fight in Normandy. @WWIIMemorial

[Guy Benson @guypbenson]

This is Todd “Let’s Roll” Beamer, who died heroically while trying to retake United Flight 93 from Al Qaeda terrorists on 9/11. His final resting place, is in Cranbury, NJ — where he was living with his wife and children before his murder. Cranbury is located in NJ-12, where the new Democratic nominee for Congress is Adam Hamawy.

Hamawy was a close associate and translator to Omar Abdel-Rahman, aka the ‘Blind Sheikh,’ an arch terrorist convicted of masterminding multiple plots against targets in NYC — including the World Trade Center. Hamawy testified at Adbel-Rahman’s trial, as a defense witness.

It has also been reported that Hamawy traveled to Bosnia to volunteer at an organization that was later unmasked as an Al Qaeda front group.

One of Hamawy’s loudest and most high-profile supporters and endorsers has openly declared that America deserved the 9/11 attacks.

Hamawy is now the prohibitive frontrunner to represent Todd Beamer’s district in the United States Congress.

[Mike Lawler @lawler4ny]

How in the hell has a defense witness in the 1993 WTC bombing, with ties to Al-Qaeda been nominated by the Democrats to serve in Congress?

If elected in November, Congress should fully investigate his ties to terrorist organizations and determine whether he is fit to serve.

[Secretary Doug Burgum @SecretaryBurgum]

Decline is a choice. Decay is a choice. But thanks to @POTUS, America is choosing renewal over resignation, restoration over deterioration and beauty over blight.

Today, Columbus Circle once again reflects the pride, strength and promise of the United States of America.

[Dylan Gresik @DylanGresik]

Decline is a choice.

[Secretary Doug Burgum @SecretaryBurgum]

Columbus Circle is a historic front door to Washington, D.C. and thanks to @POTUS, today it is once again ready to welcome the public! 🇺🇸

[Michele Steele @MicheleSteele]

Davis Gates and others successfully lobbied to kill the Invest in Kids program, which allowed individuals to get tax credits for donations that helped provide tuition for thousands of low-income families who wanted the option - several Catholic schools closed as a result.

[Dan Senor @dansenor]

As we remember and honor the fallen military personnel from America’s wars, please take a few moments to read this powerful piece by @AaronBMacLean @thefp https://t.co/2cNZjG6PGh

[Dylan Gresik @DylanGresik]

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[Jacob Infante @jacobinfante24]

In honor of Memorial Day, every #Bears fan should make it mandatory viewing to rewatch Jim Cornelison’s National Anthem on the 10-year anniversary of 9/11.